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    I am still waiting on my developer to finish up on the Classifieds Control Panel so I can use it to encourage members into becoming paying members. Google Adsense has become a real burden on the viewing of this site, but honestly it is the ONLY source of income now that keeps it afloat. I tried offering disabling the ads being viewed by paying members, but apparently that is not enough incentive. Quite frankly, Google Adsense has dropped down to where it barely brings in enough daily to match even a single paid member per day. But it still gets the bills paid. But at what cost?

    So even without the classifieds control panel being complete, I believe I am going to have to disable those Google ads completely and likely disable some options here that have been free since going to the new platform. Like classified ad bumping, member name changes, and anything else I can use to encourage this site to be supported by the members instead of the Google Adsense ads.

    But there is risk involved. I will not pay out of pocket for very long during this last ditch experimental effort. If I find that the membership does not want to support this site with memberships, then I cannot support your being able to post your classified ads here for free. No, I am not intending to start charging for your posting ads here. I will just shut the site down and that will be it. I will be done with FaunaClassifieds. I certainly don't need this, and can live the rest of my life just fine without it. If I see that no one else really wants it to survive neither, then so be it. It goes away and you all can just go elsewhere to advertise your animals and merchandise.

    Not sure when this will take place, and I don't intend to give any further warning concerning the disabling of the Google Adsense. Just as there probably won't be any warning if I decide to close down this site. You will just come here and there will be some sort of message that the site is gone, and you have a nice day.

    I have been trying to make a go of this site for a very long time. And quite frankly, I am just tired of trying. I had hoped that enough people would be willing to help me help you all have a free outlet to offer your stuff for sale. But every year I see less and less people coming to this site, much less supporting it financially. That is fine. I tried. I retired the SerpenCo business about 14 years ago, so retiring out of this business completely is not that big if a step for me, nor will it be especially painful to do. When I was in Thailand, I did not check in here for three weeks. I didn't miss it even a little bit. So if you all want it to remain, it will be in your hands. I really don't care either way.

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    Some people have indicated that finding the method to contribute is rather difficult. And I have to admit, that it is not all that obvious. So to help, here is a thread to help as a quide. How to become a contributing member of FaunaClassifieds.

    And for the record, I will be shutting down the Google Adsense ads on January 1, 2025.
  • Responding to email notices you receive.
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    In short, DON'T! Email notices are to ONLY alert you of a reply to your private message or your ad on this site. Replying to the email just wastes your time as it goes NOWHERE, and probably pisses off the person you thought you replied to when they think you just ignored them. So instead of complaining to me about your messages not being replied to from this site via email, please READ that email notice that plainly states what you need to do in order to reply to who you are trying to converse with.

Pamela Of [email protected]

Everyone please keep an eye out on the classifieds section of any/all herp sites. My ball pythons that she scammed me out of could be going up for sale/trade soon. Thanks to everyone who has read and replied to these message boards regarding Pamela Mansulla/John Dumas.

Sincerely, Richard Kimmel
 
How about pictures for identification

Everyone please keep an eye out on the classifieds section of any/all herp sites. My ball pythons that she scammed me out of could be going up for sale/trade soon.
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just a side note really but since these two have been trading and or selling things that they dont have up till now, why would they actually list yours for sale online? they are doing quite well so far with no snakes. my guess is that you would do best looking for yours to be up for sale on a person to person basis (a show or to a pet shop etc etc). if they sold them like this they could still keep on scamming as well, less exposure trying to sell fake snakes AND stolen snakes online. the "trade" deals supply them with essentially free snakes which can be sold later at shows or in person for CASH. no paper trail, and if the cops pay them a visit, no evidence that the snake was ever there(no emails about the snakes from prospective buyers, no ad copy, no pics etc). my advice would be to get some folks (maybe some people from the BOI even) who live near these dirtballs to spread the word looking for the buyer of these poor little guys, then maybe the cops could connect the dots on the rest.
or i might watch too many crime drama shows.
 
rsk7405 said:
Hello, just wanted to clarify for everyone that my posting is 100% authentic, that is the new forum created by Richard Kimmel. The reason that my full name was not originally supplied was because Dwayne of Desert Dweller Reptiles wanted to make absolutely sure that he was not posting any information that I would not want posted because of a possible ongoing investigation. The bottom line is that I currently have become a victim of John Dumas/Pamela Mansulla's SCAM, and I am going to do everything I can to make absolutely sure that no one else falls victim, and that both of these individuals are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Thanks to everyone who has replied to this forum, it has been a big help in getting out the word, and I will keep everyone posted on the progress of recovering my animals. Feel free to contact me directly at [email protected] and I will be happy to share what I know so far about my recent incident and where direction it is headed. Thanks again, Rich!!
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Rich, any update on how your case has been going?
 
Is there any reptile shows in MA (in his neck of the woods) that people here can go to and keep their eyes out for the stolen snakes? I am glad that "john" posted a good guy post or we would never caught them. Good luck I hope these people get all that is coming to them and jail time.

This is why I am so glad Fauna is here :)
 
akaangela said:
Is there any reptile shows in MA (in his neck of the woods) that people here can go to and keep their eyes out for the stolen snakes? I am glad that "john" posted a good guy post or we would never caught them. Good luck I hope these people get all that is coming to them and jail time.

This is why I am so glad Fauna is here :)
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To my knowledge we don't have any big reptile shows here in MA. A lot of popular reptiles are not legal in this state, such as chameleons, monitors, and tree boas for example, while many surrounding states allow these. If he attends reptile shows he most likely would go to a nearby show in New York or New Hampshire. I don't know how valuable I'd be here but I'd be happy to keep a look out and mention this scumbag to those I know when I can. :)
 
Hello everyone, it's Richard Kimmel again and I wanted to post an update about the animals that I lost to Pamela Mansulla and John Dumas and their scamming . Unfortunately at this time nothing more can be done to catch these 2, unless they are stopped for any kind of misdemeanor in MA, or wherever they are right now? I have spent the past months doing everything in my power to put these two individuals to justice, other than personally going up to try and get my animals back. The bottom line is that if they ever get picked up for anything illegal, then they will be arrested as warrants have been issued. The problem is that there whereabouts are currently unknown, as they were supposed to be present for a court date I had with them regarding the matter back in November of 07, but they never showed, go figure. Supposedly documents sent to them for their court date were returned to my attorney, as their current address is no longer valid. In any event I have been totally devastated by the loss of those animals, the male Pewter ball python and the 2 normal girls, and I just hope that one day they will get what is coming to them. Thanks to everyone who has replied to this thread over the past few months, and hopefully things will work out for the best in the end. Thanks again, Richard!!
 
Unfortunately, Mass has some very weak extradition procedures. If they are picked up in any other state, the warrant will show up, assuming it is in NCIC, but Mass probably will not asked the other state to hold them or pay to have them transported back. I work in the correctional system here in PA and have gone through this with Mass several times. they always tell us they will not extradite but ask if we can instruct them to report back to their state on their own (never happens). I have offenders on my caseload with open warrants from Mass since the 70's. As long as they do not return to Mass, they will not be detained.

Bart
 
They're still around

Newest site:
www.diamondsexotickennels.net

From their site:
You Can Contact John or Pamela At:
Home : (508)-857-0602
Cell : (508)-562-8271
Or email Us at [email protected],
[email protected]


Domain info:

Registrant:
John Dumas
164 prospect st
brockton, Massachusetts 02301
United States

Registered through: Freewebs Domains
Domain Name: DIAMONDSEXOTICKENNELS.NET
Created on: 21-Oct-07
Expires on: 22-Oct-08
Last Updated on: 21-Oct-07

Administrative Contact:
Dumas, John
164 prospect st
brockton, Massachusetts 02301
United States
(508) 857-0602 Fax --

Technical Contact:
Dumas, John
164 prospect st
brockton, Massachusetts 02301
United States
(508) 857-0602 Fax --

Domain servers in listed order:
NS1.FREEWEBS.COM
NS2.FREEWEBS.COM

They also have 2 ads running:
www.petclassifieds.us/index/listings/page62383.htm is for a "Spider Python", and puppies at:
www.buyandselldogs.com/dogaddtl.aspx?id=20082%0D%0A&userid=13962


~ Laura Bolt
 
Kinda funny how there's a warning about internet scams at the bottom of the page the ad is posted on. Does anyone recall seeing him at any NY/PA shows? For some reason, the name Diamond Exotics sticks out in my head from a recent show.
 
Wow, it's unbelievable what these two individuals have gone through to SCAM others, and to know that there still out there selling reptiles (probably stolen like mine makes me sick. Thanks for all the information LauraB, Rich!!
 
from google phonebook and 411.com

John Dumas (508) 857-0602 164 Prospect St,Brockton, MA 02301

from 411.com

Mansulla, Ethel
530 Plain St
Brockton, MA 02302-4525

and

Mansulla, Michael J
530 Plain St
Brockton, MA 02302-4525
 
and also....

http://www.siouxlandmarketplace.com/businessdetail.aspx?pid=987655099

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Diamonds Exotic Kennels

Details:
Please call or Email
Brockton, MA 02302
Telephone: 508-857-0602
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.diamondsexotickennels.net

Description:
As a Responsible American Pitbull Kennel we strive to place our Puppies in loving Responsible caring homes.All our pups come with a health guarantee and require a signed purchase agreement.

Breeding Blue" American PitBull Terriers"Our Blood lines are Razor edge and Our own blood line.

Our dogs are Not Bred or sold for any illegal or inhumane purpose. We DO NOT Accept or Allow any mistreatment of this breed.
 
Megan_&_Pierre said:
and also....

http://www.siouxlandmarketplace.com/businessdetail.aspx?pid=987655099

diamondexotic.jpg


Diamonds Exotic Kennels

Details:
Please call or Email
Brockton, MA 02302
Telephone: 508-857-0602
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.diamondsexotickennels.net

Description:
As a Responsible American Pitbull Kennel we strive to place our Puppies in loving Responsible caring homes.All our pups come with a health guarantee and require a signed purchase agreement.

Breeding Blue" American PitBull Terriers"Our Blood lines are Razor edge and Our own blood line.

Our dogs are Not Bred or sold for any illegal or inhumane purpose. We DO NOT Accept or Allow any mistreatment of this breed.
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Razor Edge bloodlines are probably THE worst bloodlines anyone would want in a family dog. Razor edge is a known line for TRULY fighting dogs. Please anyone interested in a family pet, who happens to love pits STEER CLEAR of anyone who happens to advertise RAZORS EDGE pits.
 
In the other thread people brought up Big Time Reptiles, does anyone have info if John was selling under that name?
 
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